Synonyms of borders

borders 1 of 2

noun

plural of border

1

as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

a rug with a fancily embroidered border

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• perimeters
• boundaries
• edgings
• confines
• circumferences
• verges
• margins
• fringes
• skirts
• peripheries
• ends
• bounds
• rims
• outskirts
• borderlines
• brims
• frames
• hems
• compasses
• cusps
• skirtings
• lips
• frontiers
• shores
• crests
• demarcations
• curbs
• limitations
• restrictions
• extents
• borderlands
• ceilings
• maxima
• brinks
• measures
• ambits
• marches
• terminations
• pales
• laps
• selvages
• meres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• hearts
• cores
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• inners
• withins

2

as in frontiers

a region along the dividing line between two countries

people who live on an international border get used to carrying a passport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frontiers
• borderlands
• marches
• no-man's-lands

borders

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of border

as in bounds

to serve as a border for

that velvet bordered the sleeves on this shirt, until it fell off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bounds
• edges
• margins
• surrounds
• fringes
• rims
• skirts
• frames
• encircles
• walls
• circles
• outlines
• demarcates
• defines
• traces
• loops
• trims
• confines
• rings
• limits
• encloses
• curbs
• circumscribes
• rounds
• hems
• delineates
• sketches
• restricts
• silhouettes
• environs
• controls
• restrains
• checks
• girths
• girdles
• compasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of borders

Noun

Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group composed of members of the Vietnamese diaspora, published a report in September that documented 20 cases where Vietnamese authorities pursued critics and activists outside its own borders. — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Parcels of agricultural land surrounded on a certain percentage of their borders by homes, businesses, highways or land zoned for future development can apply for the designation. — Nico Rivero, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Regarding Payoneer’s overall value proposition, Wen said the company enables businesses to participate in the global economy without ever having to build financial infrastructure to operate across borders alone. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Michael Buschbacher, a partner at the law firm Boyden Gray, said states do now and will still have authority over mitigating climate change and greenhouse gas emissions within their own borders. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

For more than four years, neither country has managed to establish rules and laws to stop Russian citizens who have supported Putin’s aggression against Ukraine from sharing war propaganda within their borders. — Dominik Hasek, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Selective pronatalism persists today, sometimes explicitly encoded in law, leaving people like Irena ineligible to get pregnant within their own borders. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Nearly every square inch of soil outside Antarctica is now owned and tucked within national borders. — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Beyond Ukraine's western borders, the latest wave of Russian attacks prompted activity in Poland, Romania and Moldova. — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

Lithuania, which directly borders Kaliningrad, rejected Moscow’s warning and accused Russia of trying to undermine NATO unity and Western support for Ukraine. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

In Moldova -- which borders western Ukraine and is not a NATO member -- the national police force said in a post to Facebook that a drone exploded and damaged a communications antenna in the Anenii Noi district in the center of the country. — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Vladyslav Musiienko; Ivan Antypenko / Getty Images Latvia and Estonia directly border Russia, while Lithuania borders the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

The campsite was shot at Lake Wakatipu, which borders both Queenstown and Glenorchy. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

Family First is based in Michigan, a state that borders Canada. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

The coordinated attack occurred at a compound in Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

There are no neighboring houses in sight, and Bureau of Land Management land borders two sides of the property, helping preserve the open desert views. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026

On Sunday, armed gangs also launched an attack in a rural section of Arcahaie, which borders the Lower Artibonite and the West, where Port-au-Prince is located. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026